Health Statistics

Leading Causes of Death, Illinois, 2000
Deaths to Illinois residents – total and by age groups.

All Causes 106,287
Diseases of heart 31,772
Malignant neoplasms 25,316
Cerebrovascular disease 7,415
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 4,756
Accidents 3,989
   (Motor vehicle) (1,503)
   (All other) (2,486)
Diabetes mellitus 2,985
Influenza and pneumonia 2,909
Alzheimer's disease 2,150
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 2,120
Septicemia 1,867
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 1,056
Suicide 1,000
Homicide 987
Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids 854
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 820
Primary hypertension and hypertensive renal disease 730
Aortic aneurism and dissection 723
Parkinson's disease 711
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior 641
Atherosclerosis 601
HIV disease 477
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 460
   
   
 
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 2000 – Ages 1-4
   
All Causes 214
Accidents 74
   (Motor vehicle) (26)
   (All other) (48)
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 30
Malignant neoplasms 18
Homicide 11
   
   
 
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 2000 – Ages 5-14
   
All Causes 293
Accidents 99
   (Motor vehicle) (46)
   (All other) (53)
Malignant neoplasms 37
Homicide 17
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 17
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 16
   
 
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 2000 – Ages 15-24
   
All Causes 1,451
Accidents 553
   (Motor vehicle) (364)
   (All other) (189)
Homicide 391
Suicide 145
Malignant neoplasms 72
Diseases of heart 65
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 19
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 19
   
   
 
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 2000 – Ages 25-44
   
All Causes 5,620
Accidents 1,218
   (Motor vehicle) (505)
   (All other) (713)
Malignant neoplasms 893
Diseases of heart 822
Homicide 397
Suicide 393
HIV disease 287
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 181
Cerebrovascular disease 145
Diabetes mellitus 104
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 82
Influenza and pneumonia 81
Septicemia 80
Nephritis, nephrotic snydrome and nephrosis 52
   
   
   
 
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 2000 – Ages 45-64
   
All Causes 17,244
Malignant neoplasms 6,252
Diseases of heart 4,483
Accidents 785
   (Motor vehicle) (305)
   (All other) (480)
Cerebrovascular disease 706
Diabetes mellitus 565
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 501
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 452
Septicemia 280
Suicide 274
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 272
Influenza and pneumonia 195
HIV disease 163
Homicide 113
Primary hypertension and hypertensive renal disease 101
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior 92
Aortic aneurism and dissection 90
   
   
   
 
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 2000 – Ages 65 and older
   
All Causes 79,937
Diseases of heart 26,347
Malignant neoplasms 18,041
Cerebrovascular disease 6,532
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 4,134
Influenza and pneumonia 2,603
Diabetes mellitus 2,312
Alzheimer's disease 2,128
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 1,780
Septicemia 1,475
Accidents 1,199
   (Motor vehicle) (249)
   (All other) (950)
Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids 801
Parkinson's disease 701
Primary hypertension and hypertensive renal disease 612
Aortic aneurism and dissection 610
Atherosclerosis 572
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior 510
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 421

Last updated 11/1/2002





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